Wallows Photo: Aidan Zamiri

The Andrew J Brady Music Center will be stop number six on Wallows’ “Model & More Tour” this month. Kicking off at The Astro in Omaha, Nebraska, the band will make their way through North American cities, joined by Porches and special guest Deb Never for the February run. They will then go on to perform as a supporting act for My Chemical Romance at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August.

The three bandmates — Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — have been best friends since they were 11 years old. Though the band is based out of Los Angeles, only one of the members, Preston, was born in the Golden State. Minnette is from Evanston, Indiana, and Lemasters is from Warren, Ohio. Minnette and Lemasters moved to L.A. around the same time and met Preston while taking part in a music program in San Fernando Valley called Join the Band. After deciding to form their own band, they performed under a few different names before settling on Wallows in 2017. 

This was when they released their first single, “Pleaser,” which ended up reaching No. 2 on Spotify’s Global Viral 50 chart. The song’s built-up tempo is only complemented by the relatability of the lyrics, drawing attention from all people-pleasers and general indie-rock music listeners alike. 

Their debut album, Nothing Happens, was released in 2019 and included songs like “Remember When” and the instant bedroom pop hit “Are You Bored Yet? (feat. Clairo),” which reached triple platinum status in 2024, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2022, the band followed up with their second studio album, Tell Me That It’s Over, where songs like “I Don’t Want to Talk” showcased the band’s range by including more of a variety of instruments in their music production.

With the release of their latest album last year — Model — came “Calling After Me,” the catchy tune that depicts the thrill of a new, secret love. Wallows’ growing success in the alt-rock scene continues to open the band up to bigger audiences, right in time for the start of their “Model & More Tour.” 

Wallows, with special guest Deb Never, plays the Andrew J Brady Music Center at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12. More info: bradymusiccenter.com.

This story is featured in CityBeat’s Feb. 5 print edition.

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Alanna Marshall is a fourth-year journalism major with a minor in Spanish at the University of Cincinnati. Along with freelancing for CityBeat, Alanna is an Opinion Reporter and Life and Arts Reporter...